[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 21 (Monday, May 29, 2006)]
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              WEEKLY COMPILATION OF
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              PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

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Weekly Compilation of

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Monday, May 29, 2006

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Volume 42_Number 21

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 Contents

 Addresses and Remarks

    See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders
    Illinois, war on terror and a question-and-answer session in 
        Chicago--984
    Iraq's Government, formation--983
    Kentucky
         American competitiveness in Highland Heights--965
         Reception for congressional candidate Geoff Davis in Florence--
            975
    Pennsylvania
         Energy in Pottstown--1003
         Pennsylvania Congressional Victory Committee dinner in 
            Philadelphia--1010
    Radio address--982
    U.S. Coast Guard, change of command ceremony for the Commandant--
        1015

 Bill Signings

    Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 2005, statement--
        1019

 Communications to Federal Agencies

    Assignment of Certain Functions Related to the Use of Cooperative 
        Threat Reduction Funds for States Outside the Former Soviet 
        Union, memorandum--1033
    Assignment of Certain Functions Relating to the Global War on 
        Terror, memorandum--1031

 Communications to Federal Agencies--Continued

    Handling of Materials Held by the Department of Justice Following 
        Execution of a Search Warrant, memorandum--1018

Interviews With the News Media

    News conferences
         May 23 with Prime Minister Olmert of Israel--997
         May 25 with Prime Minister Blair of the United Kingdom--1020

Joint Statements

    Joint Statement by President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony 
        Blair of the United Kingdom--1032

Letters and Messages

    Cuban Independence Day, message--965

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    Israel, Prime Minister Olmert--997
    United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair--1020, 1032

Proclamations

    Black Music Month--1019
    Great Outdoors Month--1003
(Continued on the inside of the back cover.)

  Editor's Note: The President was at Camp David, MD, on May 26, the 
closing date of this issue. Releases and announcements issued by the 
Office of the Press Secretary but not received in time for inclusion in 
this issue will be printed next week.

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Contents--Continued

Proclamation--Continued

    National Homeownership Month--1014
    National Hurricane Preparedness Week--980
    National Maritime Day--980
    World Trade Week--981

Statements by the President

    See also Bill Signings
    Brett M. Kavanaugh To Be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of 
        Columbia, Senate confirmation--1032
    Death of Lee Jong-wook--996
    Death of Lloyd Bentsen--1002
    Dirk Kempthorne To Be the Secretary of the Interior, Senate 
        confirmation--1032
    House of Representatives, energy legislation--1017, 1019

Statements by the President--Continued

    Iraq's Government, formation--983
    Michael V. Hayden To Be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, 
        Senate confirmation--1032
    National economy--1017
    Representative William J. Jefferson, Department of Justice's 
        handling of materials--1017
    Senate passage of immigration reform legislation--1018

Supplementary Materials

     Acts approved by the President--1036
     Checklist of White House press releases--1035
     Digest of other White House announcements--1033
     Nominations submitted to the Senate--1034

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